Today we'll find out if patronage is alive and well in Chicago, then immerse ourselves in the sound of Third Coast's ShortDocs festival. And we speak with experts about what the best way to deal with a loved one's death is.

Thomas Dyja discusses his book The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream. Much of what defined the nation as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. The flow of people and commodities made it America’s central clearinghouse, laboratory and factory.